Life Drain System

Listening intently and trying to understand Yue replies. "Well... I will put it this way, I have no such memory of doing anything like that, however when I was learning an older middle aged grey haired version of myself was teaching and showing me the techniques. Also, whenever I slept I was brought to some mysterious space that would be conducive to my training or something. Not to mention that while I was walking in here the first time, as well as reading, it felt nostalgic as if looking at an old creation of mine or something. But I am probably mistaken right?"

"I mean, I certainly thought that it may have just been a fluke, but now that you mention those additional details there is no longer any doubt. However I have never heard of someone making it when they are older but learning when they are younger. It should not be possible, but then again there are ways. Although, if it is as I think, you will more than likely be struck by tribulation lighting or something worse."

"Why? And whatever for?" Yue asks.

Rin answers. "It is a little weird but you see, if it is as you say than more than likely this will be the case. Your old self may have died or something and his spirit out of curiosity or boredom or maybe something else is possibly looking back at the past. Now one cannot really change the past easily, but since you are in a high density qi area and are cultivating, your spirit might be connecting with its other self. Thus you are learning and seeing the future. Seeing the future is not a problem, and neither is changing it, but the past I have no idea what will happen or if it is ok?!"

"Well if it is fine to change the future, it should not be much of a problem to change the past right? Although I do understand that one small change could change everything. Plus how am I learning from my spirit? It is clearly written on the walls around here. Look for yourself?" Yue comments.

Looking around the room, Rin says with a bewildered expression. "What writing? All I see is a cave, with stalactites coming down from the roof."

Hearing this, Yue says. "Please do not toy with me, are you telling me you do not see the writing on the walls, or the sky on the roof, or even the grass below us? If not I think I am going crazy!"

"Calm down." Rin comments as he sees worry in Yueliangs eyes, and continues a moment later. "You are not going crazy, it is just as I said your spirit is perceiving the future, although, there is another thing, maybe your spirit is not looking back due to the fact that you are still that emotional, maybe your soul is just that strong or something that you are looking into your own future. It is not unheard of but is rare. Either way, if that is what you see, maybe you made it like that in the future. Only time will tell."

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Yueliang takes another and another until he feels his heart, mind, and soul calming down. Then he says. "Alright, putting all of this weirdness behind us, is it alright if I say? I would prefer to stay at least a little longer."

*Sigh. "Look, I will compromise and put it this way, you can come back in two days if, and I do say if you still want to. However at the current moment in time, not only your sister, nor myself, but your friends also miss you. You have not forgotten about them right? Even if you are not worried about that, little Ai is in trouble, and I need your help to deal with it. So if you do not feel like going back so be it, but I will be sealing this place until you go. So make your choice." Gramps replies.

Hearing this Yue sighs, and answers. "*Deep Sigh. It seems you are not really giving me much of a choice. I guess we should go now, but what of the lightning."

"Well, I was wrong, as you where not looking back, but forward, and even then you are wrong about something else as well. I did give you a choice, it is up to you." Rin answers as he starts walking towards the exit of the room that leads into the tunnel out.

Yueliang quickly stands up and catching up he says. "Gramps wait!"

Looking back Rin waits for his grandson to continue.

"Have you forgotten? You cannot go that way. Let me take you and it will be much faster." Yueliang comments.

Shaking his head Rin says. "No it is fine, we can just teleport out of here, it should not affect anything. Either way, thank you for the reminder."

With that said, Rin opens a portal and jumps through, with Yin following a split second after and the portal closing behind them as they reappear in the throne room once again. However as they land they trip and fall on top of each other.

Yue pushes himself up with one push and then reaches his hand out to help Rin up while speaking lightly. "Ai Lan, what are you doing there? Right.. Sorry for tripping over you..." Yue says as he pulls his grandpa back up to his feet.

Hearing Yueliangs' voice, Ai Lan quickly gets up and turns around, then exclaiming. "Brother, you are back!" Then happily coming forward she hugs him for a few seconds before letting go. Then looking at him up and down she continues. "Brother you are missing a shoe, but that hanfu looks really good on you."

"Thank you sis." Yue replies after hearing her comment then makes his own saying. "I am glad you are alright. I was worried about you earlier, and thought gramps and I would have to come after you to rescue you or something."

"Awe you would have come to rescue me? I should have stayed there then." Ai Lan quickly replies before covering her mouth feeling embarrassed. Although she quickly puts her hand down as she calms her emotions. "So brother, I heard that you were cultivating, however I do not sense anything from you at the moment? Did it go well, or did something happen? I cannot tell."

Yue smiles upon hearing her words, and says. "While I do not yet have my dan tian, you tell me." Then the moment he finishes speaking he starts walking into the air and then walking parallel to the ground.

Watching the scene unfold before them, both Rin and Ai Lan feel dumbfounded, as normally even with higher cultivation you normally must move fast or remain still because the drain is just so fast on your overall chi. However what they are seeing is Yueliang walking as if he has an endless supply of it and as if it is as easy as breathing.

As they watch, Ai Lan asks excitedly. "How are you doing that? Can you teach me?"

Still feeling happy, Yue continues to smile as he walks down saying. "Sure, I can try to teach you. Plus I guess I could get in practice while teaching you. Although honestly this is nothing compared to what this technique can really do once mastered. So just promise me you will not teach anyone else and I will try to teach you."

"I promise." Ai Lan says instantly.

However before Yueliang can say a word, he looks at his grandpa and sees the clear desire to learn it as well written all over his face, thus he says. "Grandpa, I do not mind teaching you as well if you want. I just do not want others to learn it because once mastered this technique will allow you to fold time and space." Yue says nonchalantly.

The moment they hear the last sentance, Rin and Ai Lans' brains flatline as they just cannot even imagine such a thing. When Yue said it was nothing compared to the mastery, they thought he meant speed, or something else, not an ability that would allow them to rip open and close spatial tears. While Rin may have his portal skill, it still can only do so much, only up to a certain distance, as well as the drain, among other downfalls, but this, this is something completely different based on what they have observed so far.

Not receiving an answer, Yue says. "Ok my bad, I guess you did not want to learn, sorry if I made you feel pressured." He answers as he misreads the situation.

Rin however quickly breaks from his daze and says. "No no, wait, I want to learn it as well. By the way, rather than calling it 'it' what is it called? The technique you are using I mean?"

"Oh you want to learn it as well. It is quite fun honestly, I am sure you both will love playing around with this technique once you learn it, but it is called Void Steps." Yue says as if it is just another fun toy, but with an enthusiastic tone as he himself enjoys it as well.

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